OIDA to Gather Key Stakeholders on Monday

Keynote speakers to include Congressmen, Government Officials, Executives

WHAT: Focusing on the optoelectronics and optical communications markets, the Optoelectronics Industry Development Association (OIDA) will hold their Annual Forum. The Annual Forum brings together key stakeholders to discuss topics including market forecasts, government programs, public-private partnerships, and more.

﻿Panel: U.S. Government Programs and their Impact on Industry
(OIDA Members and Press-Only)Nov. 18, 3-5 p.m.

Panel will provide updates on program goals and upcoming issues relevant to the optics and photonics industry such as cyber security, the NNMI initiative, and other public-private partnerships. Speakers include:

﻿Overview of the Optics and Photonics Market in 2013 and BeyondNov. 19, 8:45-10 a.m.
Session will provide an overview of the optics and photonics industry, with a special focus on the optical communications market. Speakers will summarize OIDA's recent market and road mapping studies, reports and advocacy efforts. An update on the National Photonics Initiative will be given as well as a summary of advocacy efforts and guidance on how to best use this information in business planning. Speakers include:

Industry luminaries will provide high level overviews of hot topics in optical communications and how they will impact system and component suppliers. The topics include: the bandwidth crunch and Big Data; photonic integration; cybersecurity. Speakers include:

What lessons can be learned from recent trends in key established and emerging markets for the communications and photonics industries? What can be learned about public-private partnerships done in different regions? Speakers from three world regions will answer these and other questions about how R&D investment is leveraged in different ways. Speakers include:

A panel of industry experts will provide a synthesis of recent OIDA road mapping efforts and where they stand with other industry road mapping and standards efforts. Where is there progress? What needs to be corrected? Where is the greatest potential for partnerships? Speakers include:

PRESS REGISTRATION: Those interested in obtaining a complimentary press badge for the Annual Forum should contact OSA's Lyndsay Meyer at 202.416.1435 or lmeyer@osa.org.

About OIDA
Founded in 1991, OIDA is a Washington, D.C.-based organization that promotes the optoelectronics industry. Affiliated with The Optical Society (OSA) since 2011, OIDA members and customers include the leading manufacturers of components and systems enabled by optoelectronics, as well as government labs and research institutions involved in the development of optoelectronic technologies. OIDA serves as the voice of industry to government and academia, acts as liaison with other industry associations worldwide, and provides a network for the exchange of ideas and information within the optoelectronics community. Learn more about OIDA at www.osa.org/oida.

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